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Recent Examples of outwardly
Or, at least, not outwardly reacting.
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Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
The new hire was Mike Brown, a funny, amiable man, who, at least outwardly, looks to have a converse personality to Thibodeau.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
The film is an outwardly edgy indie with a soft-hearted Hollywood sensibility.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2026
Websites such as Crooks and Liars and RedState each cover news and politics, but from an outwardly progressive and conservative bias, respectively.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
The new hire was Mike Brown, a funny, amiable man, who, at least outwardly, looks to have a converse personality to Thibodeau.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
The film is an outwardly edgy indie with a soft-hearted Hollywood sensibility.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2026
Websites such as Crooks and Liars and RedState each cover news and politics, but from an outwardly progressive and conservative bias, respectively.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
Adverb
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This is the point in the album where the breakup becomes externally visible.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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And such a level of retention necessitates internal defensive progress; that begins with the Broncos’ ability to create turnovers, which Joseph and head coach Sean Payton stressed both internally and externally throughout 2025.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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The proceedings were interrupted several times as Pino became visibly emotional during opening statements.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Aiyuk started his Sunday video by seemingly comparing the Niners to kids who don’t get picked for a pickup basketball game and ruin the fun for everyone else by taking the ball and going home.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The titular bear, who communicates with the girl through language—seemingly telepathic—plays a crucial role in her survival.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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There was, apparently, a sitar soundtrack.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Especially from a woman who’s apparently about to launch a crackah empire!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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More importantly, Suzuka marked both the end and beginning of a chapter for the young team, which evidently had a lot of work to do before heading to the United States.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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But in this literary theatre geek’s opinion—and, evidently, the voting public’s—there’s always room for more crossover acts.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Even after that, once the Strait of Hormuz is open, ostensibly, the oil sanctions are going to be lifted on Iran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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Still, the simple story — written by Jordan Tannahill, who adapted his own book, and directed by Janicza Bravo — illustrates various destructive choices and cruel actions ostensibly driven by love.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Take a cue from the NCAA’s March Madness frenzy and prepare for, supposedly, the greatest show on Earth.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Wilkes was a member of the supposedly licentious Hellfire Club, one of those groups (think of Led Zeppelin in our time) known for satanic pursuits that probably were mostly drunken stunts.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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But with supposedly or putatively race-neutral methods, for 100 years, the right to vote was denied.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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